Poor Ella

By now you should know that Ella is our accident prone child. She falls down on a daily basis and most of the time you just pick her up and dust her off and she is good to go, but yesterday that wasn't the case. We dropped Elise off at school and then headed to the car wash. One of the many things I needed to do before we leave town tomorrow. I was putting back something that Easton had taken off a shelf as we were waiting for the car to get done and then I heard it. Mom's you know what I am talking about. It's a cry, but it's not the normal "I fell down and got a little boo boo, cry". It's the "I am bleeding everywhere" cry. And she certainly was. I guess the display that she was playing on collapsed or she fell into it and the metal bracket sliced right through her little cheek. I couldn't really tell how bad it was, but I decided to take her to urgent care just in case. She was so good. She just sat in the chair and didn't cry or move while they cleaned it out really good and the Dr. looked at it. He decided that it did need some stitches, but he wanted to try the glue first to see if that would work and it did. It still looks pretty bad, but she is doing great. Now hopefully (knock on wood), we can get through our vacation with only minor cuts and bruises.

Go Elise!

Well it's official. Elise is growing up. We FINALLY took the training wheels off her bike. This was long over due. I kept putting it off because I thought it was something that Corbin should help her do. Isn't that a Dad thing, to help you learn to ride a bike? But she had been begging me to do it and we tried a couple of days ago and I could only get one side off. Then we tried again this week and I was finally able to get the other side off. She was AMAZING. I seriously only helped her four times and she had it. I was blown away. I looked outside to check on her and there she was zipping around the neighborhood on two wheels. The only thing is is that her bike is for a 3-4 year old. So we will definitely have to get her a new one soon. Great job Elise!

To my other Dad

These post are a little our of order, but that's okay. I wanted to take a moment and honor my Father in law as well. I really just consider him my Dad too. I told Dad once that he was Heavenly Father's gift to me because he knew that my Dad was not going to be on this earth that long and He didn't want me to be without a father. He is the next best thing. He has loved me and made me feel welcomed since the moment Corbin introduced me to his family. He understands the value of a good work ethic and is such a hard worker. He is such a positive, happy person and you would never know if anything was ever wrong with him because he is so giving and unselfish. Thank you Dad for your unconditional love and for raising such an amazing son that I have the privilege of being married to. Happy Father's Dad. We love you!

To My Husband

I couldn't have asked for a better father for my children. The spirit in our home just changes everyday as soon as Corbin walks in the door. Our children adore him. He is always right there to help me with whatever I need. He has no problem making dinner or giving the kids baths or putting them to bed. He's just so hands on. He is such a great example of such simple, but profound Faith. I fall in love with him all over again every time I see him hold our kids when they are newborns. He's so gentle and takes such pride in providing for our little family. So thank you to my sweetheart for supporting me in this crazy parent life and thank you for leaving our home everyday so that we are taken care of. We are so lucky!!!

Happy Father's Day Dad

My Dad was not happy about wearing a tux in the Vegas heat that day, but my Mom thanked me later for making him, because she thought he looked so good in it.
This picture was taken right after we found out my Dad was sick. I love it because he still looks good. This was a fun night. Some how Corbin and I got talked into having steak and crab legs for dinner at our house. Corbin and I both hate seafood, but I remember my Dad loving dinner that night.
This is one of my favorite pictures. The day my parents joined the church is one of those moments in life when you keep saying to yourself, "I can't believe this is happening." You can tell my Dad was in the fight of his life, but he never complained about being in pain. He was a trooper that day. He passed away 3 months later.

This post is a little late, but I did want to take the time to honor my Dad today. He always worked so hard to provide for our family. I missed him a lot yesterday. It's been 5 years since he passed away. I really can't believe it's been that long. My Dad and I are still a team though because I know he is serving his mission teaching the gospel in the spirit world right now and I am trying to get our family names to the Temple. I am so grateful for Temples. I am so grateful that I am sealed to my parents. I am so grateful that I will live with my Dad again and that when I see him again he will be healed and healthy. I love you Dad.

1st Haircut

It was time for Easton to finally have his first haircut today. Other than me just trimming the back and around his ears, I've never taken him somewhere to have it done. As you can see he wasn't very happy. If this had been my first child I probably would not have let her finish and I am sure I would have felt like a horrible mother afterwards, kinda like when they have to get shots. But I really wanted to get it done before we leave on our vacation and it was way too long to spike. He got so upset that his faced turned red. I really thought that he would be okay. I even gave him a sucker. The lady cutting it was so sweet with him and just kept telling him that he was doing really good. But as you can see he was fine as soon as it was over and he looks soooo cute.

Photo Shoot

For all my friends and family in Utah and Nevada, I just wanted to see if anyone would be interested in a free photo shoot for your family. I will be in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas in a couple of weeks and I have been working with a really great friend of mine that has been teaching me photography. She is lending me her camera for the summer and I need the practice. So I wanted to open this up for any of you that would be interested in taking some family photos. I am by no means a professional photographer (yet), but I have assisted Amber with about 3 weddings and a bridal shoot so far and I am completely hooked and would love to practice on you. So please leave me a comment or send me an email corbygail@q.com and we can set up a time and place if you are interested. If you want to check out Amber's work you can visit her website at www.allenpremiumportrait.com.

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Fun at the Pool

We love our little community here in Colorado and one more reason to love it is the pool! We took the kids to the pool last Saturday morning and we didn't stay for very long because it was in the 60's and a little windy, but luckily the water is heated. Being from Vegas I need it at least to be in the 90's before I go swimming. It's great for Easton because he's not much of a swimmer like Ella so he loved the squirting water and Ella loved the shallow entry and Elise loved the water slide. What's also great is that it is walking distance from our house so I know this is where we're going to be spending most of our summer days. Oh and the best part is that it's FREE!!!

Me & Scooby

Corbin's Aunt and Uncle have the best dog, a golden lab named Scooby and my kids just love him so much. Lately Easton just can't get enough of him and just loves to sit next to him and give him kisses. Easton also loves Alan and DeAnne's backyard. The other day he was playing a lot on the hanging bars, something he's never done before and he loves the slide too!

Butterfly Pavilion

Last week we visited the Butterfly Pavilion with Elise's class for her end of year field trip. The first thing we did was listen to a short lesson about insects and other small creatures. Ella was very brave and petted a Madagascar hissing cockroach. Elise and I passed. But when it was time to go and see the Butterflies Ella freaked. However Elise was very brave and held Rosy the tarantula. Both of which I passed on. I better toughen up with a boy around, but the kids had a great time. Their favorite part was the underwater animals and the play area. This was actually our second visit there and we really enjoyed it. Okay they really enjoyed it.